Whatever it is that you may think of Texans, it's hard to deny that they're not a pragmatic bunch (the Alamo notwithstanding). The Lone Star State has long been a shining beacon of how healthy a state can be, even in President Joe Biden's America, with sensible Republican leadership. Gov....

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Recent court disclosures indicate that federal authorities had knowledge of over $1 billion in suspicious "human trafficking" transactions connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. These revelations, dating back 16 years, have emerged in the wake of Epstein's death in 2019, shedding new light on the sinister activities of the...

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A woman who says that she was given facial tattoos during a brutal assault and then subsequently tattooed two thirds of her face to cover it all up is now undergoing tattoo removal to finally get back to a normal life. Floridian Taylor White says that when she turned 21,...

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A gender reveal party held Saturday in Mexico never stopped -- even for a plane crash. A couple had decided to hire a plane as part of their gender reveal festivities that took place Saturday in San Pedro, Sinaloa, Mexico, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. The couple waited by a...

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Well, color this writer mildly surprised. Looks like CNN -- or at least some on the beleaguered network -- actually grew a backbone since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit. CNN host Michael Smerconish (who, in fairness, is about as reasonable of a voice on the leftist network as you will...

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When an ordinary public official refers to the United States as "a Christian nation," the reference conveys an opinion. When the United States Supreme Court uses this same phrase, however -- and when the phrase serves as the primary justification for a unanimous decision that overturns a lower-court ruling --...

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The Food and Drug Administration went too far in its campaign to persuade Americans not to take the drug ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision did not make any judgments about the merits of the drug, but allowed three doctors suing the...

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Major retailers are struggling with the reality that Americans are collectively saving less money than they did in previous years, according to a report. As a result of inflation and other economic factors plaguing consumers, department stores are feeling the strain heading into the holiday shopping season. According to a...

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Former President Donald Trump is calling state and local Republican prosecutors to get into the fight as he battles multiple, simultaneous indictments. Trump is facing two federal indictments – one alleging he mishandled classified documents and one alleging he broke the law in his challenges to the 2020 presidential election....

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Sarah Young, the author of the Christian devotional book "Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence," passed away Friday -- less than a week after various reports highlighted her "rapidly" declining health. Young was 77 years old. “We received the hard news that Sarah’s health is rapidly failing,” Thomas Nelson...

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Customers who bought a Whopper because of deceptive advertising are demanding that Burger King now put its money where their mouths are. According to Reuters and Food and Wine Magazine, customers in a proposed class action lawsuit against the fast-food franchise have accused Burger King of false advertising, and it's possible...

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It’s been seven months since the East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck, and President Joe Biden still hasn’t visited the environmentally compromised village on the Pennsylvania border. But the media have not completely moved their attention elsewhere -- at least not all of them. Biden was in Florida on Saturday viewing...

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The Colorado boy who refused to go gently into the deep, dark night of bureaucratic regulations has a Super fan. Dean Cain, who played Superman in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” has posted a shout-out to Jaiden Rodriguez, who, along with his mom, bucked the school’s decision...

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When criminal smash-and-grabs go unpunished -- and practically unnoticed -- by the cops, business owners have two options: sit back and watch, or fight back. In El Monte, California, the employees of Meza's Jewelry are going viral for doing the latter. According to KABC-TV, employees in the Los Angeles-area jewelry...

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Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the band Smash Mouth, is in hospice care at his home and could have only days to live, according to reports. TMZ first reported Sunday that the 56-year-old is suffering from the final stages of liver failure and recently was treated at a hospital...

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To paraphrase the epigrammatic Taylor Swift, Dr. Anthony Fauci comes back stronger than a 2020 trend. Really, I thought we were rid of the bugger. The former chief medical adviser to the president, head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases and de facto national COVID czar left...

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Entering America illegally should be no barrier to getting a job, according to President Joe Biden, who said last week he will help get illegal immigrants, who have flocked to New York City, become better able to find jobs. After a meeting with Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, the...

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A new report said a majority of Americans are just squeaking by as a mountain of debt grows taller and taller. As of July, 61 percent of adults in a LendingClub survey said they were living paycheck to paycheck, according to CNBC. The study found that 78 percent of consumers...

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While millions of voters prepare themselves for a potential replay of the 2024 election, one insider with access to President Joe Biden said he won’t be surprised if the 80-year-old decides not to seek a second term. Biden officially threatened the country with another four years of his brand of...

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A new report said thousands of illegal immigrants who could be potential national security risks have crossed into America in the past 10 months. Between the start of the federal fiscal year in October and the end of August, 74,904 of what are called “special interest aliens” entered the country,...

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